I am a beginner with Renoise and want to choose a new little Mini Midi Keyboard. Which Keyboard Models have advanced Support with Linux and Renoise?
These Models I choosed but dont know if they Work with Renoise and Linux. My Budget is about 100 Euro for a 25 keys keyboard. And I want to choose 25 Keys because of problems with space.
Arturia MiniLab 3
M-Audio Oxygen 25
Novation Launchkey Mini 25 MK4
Or are other Keyboards better? And why? Have you got Experience with Linux and Renoise?
I mean, a good mechanical Qwerty keyboard is almost more essential for Renoise IMO. If youâre already sorted for that, I would avoid Arturia as they use windows/mac software for midi controllers (my KeyStep did anyway). As long as you get a good keyboard with class compliant USB MIDI you should be fine.
I found this list of class compliant USB MIDI keyboards:
Although I am positive the list isnât exhaustive.
I assume you mean the MiniLab has some special features that arenât compatible?
For basic usage (keys/pads/knobs), any class-compliant USB MIDI keyboard should work. These are standards for a reason. @BriocheBapsâs list is actually keyboards with a class-compliant audio interface, which is a much smaller category. I would bet that pretty much any keyboard is class-compliant for USB MIDI.
The real question is whether each keyboard has any DAW-specific functionality that youâre missing out on by using Renoise, and whether you care about it. Itâs theoreticallypossible to support such things via third-party scripting but I wouldnât count on it.
Thx for your issues.
Its not so easy to find a Keyboard DAW Controller. Especially for the special Keys. But I like Renoise and try my best to find one.
Mine was most certainly not, and a google search shows others reporting problems. Sure, it looks like there may be workarounds and alternative software to get it working, but I guess I wouldnât call that compatible. It was more trouble than it was worth. Caveat emptor?
my mk2 was plug and play here, Ive never installed any special software for it. bog standard midi controller, works flawlessly with both bitwig and renoise
Well, for starters, the Arturia MIDI Control Center software isnât Linux compatible, so that right there was a big problem. I had full control of keys plus mod and pitch, but I had problems with erratic knob values, switching channels, etc because I couldnât configure the thing properly. CC values/parameters could not be modified.
I realize that there are various workarounds that may work partially or completely, but OP stated he is a beginner and asked for a keyboard with âadvanced Linux supportâ. This is most certainly not that, and I didnât want him to get confused with more complicated answers, as I was in a similar position when I bought the thing six years ago. Cheers guys!